Feb 27 Blog Black History in Classical Music Black Americans have continually struggled to find a voice in classical music, but a few have succeeded. Louisville Civic Orchestra celebrates Black History Month with music by composers Florence Price, Julio Racine and Michael Abels. Classical Louisville’s Alan Brandt discussed the event with Artistic Director Jason Hart Raff and trumpeter Jon Wysong. By Alan Brandt Feb 27 Blog Black History in Classical Music By Alan Brandt
Oct 02 Artsbreak Spreading The Word About African-American Music Alexander T. Simpson is a professor of music at Bellarmine University, and also the head of Black Classical Artists of Louisville (BCAL) and the Kentuckiana Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians (KANM), two organizations that work to promote and perform music and musicians in the negro spiritual and classical music tradition. What has […] By Daniel Gilliam Oct 02 Artsbreak Spreading The Word About African-American Music By Daniel Gilliam
Feb 27 Blog Blackness in Opera: Porgy and Bess The most famous African-American themed opera started out as a novel by DuBose Heyward. Composer George Gershwin read Porgy and contacted the author asking if he’d like to collaborate on what Gershwin referred to as a “folk opera.” That was in 1926. Nine years later, Porgy and Bess had its premiere in Boston at the […] By Alan Brandt Feb 27 Blog Blackness in Opera: Porgy and Bess By Alan Brandt